The envelope, please...And a drumroll (desktop drumming acceptable)...The Marguerite Casey Foundation has named the recipients of its 2014 Equal Voice Journalism Fellowships and Scholarships. The winners are:Americans living in poverty whose stories will be read, heard and seen by a wider... Read more

"Are cuts to social service agencies and education the right move as poverty increases in Northwest Indiana? What more can or should be done?" These are the questions posed to readers of The Times of Northwest Indiana as a way of introducing the newspaper's 14-page special section called... Read more

Economics, Safety Net, Health and Development, Children, Education, Child Care and Preschool, K Through 12, Higher Ed, Special Populations, Families and Communities, Demographics and Immigration, New American Children Term, New American Children JCCF, Parenting

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s latest KIDS COUNT® policy report, The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success, calls for expanding investment in the nation's youngest children. The report explains how the experiences of early childhood are critical to a child... Read more

The November 2014 KIDS COUNT report “Creating Opportunity For Families: A Two-Generation Approach” from the Annie E. Casey Foundation provides a summary of the hardships low-income families face and comprehensive solutions.

Economics, Safety Net, Housing and Homelessness, Work, Health and Development, Children, Teens and Young Adults, Health Care, Education, Child Care and Preschool, K Through 12, Higher Ed, Special Populations, Families and Communities, Demographics and Immigration, New American Children Term, New American Children JCCF, Health and Safety

Economics, Safety Net, Housing and Homelessness, Work, Health and Development, Children, Teens and Young Adults, Health Care, Education, Child Care and Preschool, K Through 12, Families and Communities, Demographics and Immigration, New American Children Term, New American Children JCCF, Health and Safety, Parenting